The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1887-11-05
Address to the Democracy of Mary
land.
BALTIMORE, Nh, October 81, 1887.
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IAbAiMOhEf uD.j OclODer oil, 1881.
To the Democracy of MARYLAND:
The result of Wednesdays election demon.
strates, in the most gratifying manner, that
the Democratic part has clear and decisive
majority in the city of Baltimore over all the
elements OF the opposition combined-dnd a
significant majority ofJitteen thousand of the
1chite rote
1t should, at the same time, satisfy the most
prejudiced amongst our opponents of the res.
dilute purpose of the party, to maintain the
purity of the ballotbox and to redeem, to the
letter, the distinct and emphatic pledge of the
Democratic State Convention that election
frauds shall be made impossible by the MASSAGE
of the most stringent legislation next winter.
The acts of the party organization at this our
first opportunity come as a fitting supplement
to our official declaration that ali just grounds
of complaint shall be removed, and entitle us
to claim the confidence and support of all
Democrats, who are not so gangrened by
prejudice and resentment,a as to prefer the hoi-
low professions of the Republicans to the de.
liberate pledges of our State Convention.
No single case of unlawful interference with
any voter has been reported. No complaints
have been heard of anything like intimidation,
terrorism or violence at the polls The Judg.
es and Clerks who received the votes of the
people, and who counted them in the presence
of the accredited representatives of both par
ties, are conceded to have been carefully Sc.
leeted by supervisors of acknowledged reputa-
ton for uprightness and impartiality, and no
man, who values his own character for truth
and candor, has come forward TO challenge
the perfect freedom and fairness of the cleo
ton. With the exception of the deplorable
event at one of the precincts of the Seven.
teenth ward, where a Democratic challenger
was brutally knocked down and foully muir
murdered, no scenes of disorder or tumult
occurred during the day, and the streets were
as quiet and undisturbed as if no election was
being held. The aggregate Republican vote,
cast by about eleven thousand colored and
twenty thousand white supporters of that
ticket, largely exceeds any vote heretofore
cast in this city by their party, and of itself
proves beyond question that no obstruction
of any kind was placed in their way and that
their whole vote was freely deposited and
fairly counted.
The result, therefore, refutes, with an en-
phasis not TO be misunderstood, all the charges
so wantonly made and circulated, that our
elections are controlled by fraud, and stands
as a most pointed and deserved rebuke, ad-
ministered by an immense preponderance of
the virtue and intelligence of our people, to
the reckless tradueers of the good name of
the city. After an election conducted with
such good order ana tranquility, with such
eotai ireeuoli from excitement OF outbreak,
WIN sucn enJre regard 70 me legal rights OF
Every qualiheu ro.ei, anu WIN sucn absolute
is in ascer'a,hinS anu making known
tne vii, Oh tne people, tne maiignant SANDERS
whicn nave aroused sueh intense Indignation
IN our midst, ana which doubtless materially
contributed TO the handsome majority by
wnlc1 mayor Latrope was elected WILL 1t Is
1ope9' De universally dlscIedltea anq repA-
uiaIep ~ wy ufseFVei any lHeif autliors pe
Ha !. " issi l'is isii welsnt vi eunueutla''o"
Vi Inns eutrageu anu INJURED community;
Inc issue IN tn's campaign invoiVes, now
ever, lnech more thall Ihe vinolcan9n OF our
people from wan'on deianation, ana Is by no
means settieu ~ tne eiectIon OF Dem0-
cratic mayor OF tne Clty Oh baltimore. me
oolecttee Pont O tNe coHseSt, 0" sNePact q our
ddcersdf1es, as 70 @FeSt Md'yfdaa from me
contTot OF He DemocTdtac parry, ana mus 10
Te01fe ana eonde"tn, an a Democrdttc str9ng-
hotd, me t,,, GdntntStTqtton q ffessae9t tfepe-
fgaa' Inc slgnihoanee OF tnls issue Is clearly
understood from one END OF the Union TO the
otner, ana inc eager atlention WIN whlen tne
cohles. mas peeh everywhere i9 2 G lhui-
cates us supreme importance. Inc Democ-
racy OF the Guy nave oeen tnorougey
awakened 70 tne magn,itu9e Oh thls cpnrolhhg
issue, anu ny thelr spienaiI xicsoty aaSe you,
cinsiVeiy SHOWN tnat they !lliiy understand ana
appreciate ~ hut satisfactory ana encour,
uhuouptealy IS, we must nov loIses tuat the